I love Christmas…always have…always will. Christmas music is on repeat already in the house, and Lord willing tomorrow, the girls will start reading the 12 days of Christmas as is our tradition. The season brings out the best in many of us I believe…
Christmas from back in the day…My brothers will get me back wickedly for this picture…can you guess which of the girls is moi??? 🙂
I was reminiscing about my childhood Christmas memories yesterday, and boy did the Mr. and I laugh a lot…we had such fond beautiful memories from wearing new clothes to eating yummy rice, and all the plays and recitals I was a part of in nursery, and primary school…I sang the 5 gold rings part of the 12 days of Christmas…and in nursery school I think I was a pregnant Mary.
It’s taken a lot longer to get into the holiday mood this year because I have been in a melancholic state of mind…however I am getting myself out of it and what better way to do that than a Christmas giveaway…I think the only thing better than receiving a gift is giving one…however, there is a catch…I have to make you work for it just a little bit, nothing stressful really…more like fun.
First, you have to like my Facebook page…and follow me on twitter…fair enough right…and because I love the season so much…I want to share some of my favorite Christmas songs with you, and to make it fair…you share yours and tell me why you love them. Not bad, right?
Christmas songs are just divine and wonderful, my favorites are: “Merry Christmas” and “I want to feel Christmas like a child” both by Third Day (I am a huge Third Day fan)…I also love the classic version of “The Holly and the Ivy”…but my favorite has to be “Christmas Shoes” by Newsong…it reminds me so much of my mom, and our last Christmas together…that song gets me every time…
OK, now it’s your turn…what are your favorite Christmas songs and why? The giveaway ends on Saturday night at 10:00pm…winner announced on Sunday night…
Merry Christmas to you, and yours!!! May the joy of the season fill you hearts with peace and love, hope set for the New Year. Amen!!!
Boomie Bol 
Your facebook link doesn’t open to a new tab or window, I got lost. LOL
My favourites have to be … Fairytale of New York (http://kattermonran.com/2012/12/09/music-december-09-2012/) and Stop The Cavalry
oh really darn technology :)…i will check it out. Oh i have to listen to them…don’t think i ever heard of them.
Thanks so much
Stop The Cavalry will be my music of the day in a few days. I don’t want to do Christmas music every day I think People will get fed up of it lol
Yea i feel you on that…though i don’t think i will cos, after Christmas it’s all over lol.
Not going to follow you on FB or Twitter – I already do LOL
That’s Stop The Cavalry
nice :). Will enjoy this video tonight, thanks so much for sharing
You’er welcome 🙂
I just clicked on it and it took me to my page…better yet there is a little thingy on the right side of my blog page with the Facebook icon 🙂
Aha I’ll use that then 😀
Thank you 🙂
my most favorite christmas song is Silent Night, but sung only with a guitar. Also, as far as the super cute pic above, I think you are the little one on the end. 🙂
lol…oh that will be so nice…i don’t think i ever heard it with just the guitar.
I think Silent Night is one of the most loved Christmas songs.
Thanks so much 🙂
that’s how the song silent night was originally wrote, with just guitars. Have a wonderful day 🙂
Is that you on the end Boomie? My fav song is this
lol…will check out the song. Thanks so much Jaz :).
Thanks so much 🙂
This was super pretty.
🙂
This is my favorite…
I think this is more of an advent hymn, but the melody to me is pure, palpable faith…
And here is #2
I watched and loved this…thanks so much for sharing
I think my comment went to your spam, because I had 2 links in there 😉
Anyway, listening to Enya sing Latin is worth it–gives me chills.
I just laid on the couch today and played all the songs everyone shared…in the moment i was lost in my world of beautiful music 🙂
I’m not on FB only Twitter – and I’m a brave drake and guess that you are the one with a brother at both side..? 🙂
A christmas song is memoires too – and this means a lot to me, don’t really know which number it is but it have a big xcore – I had a really great friend in my youth – he dies when we were 22 years old -we all called him Snoopy and he had birthday the day before christmas eve – all the guys met at his home and he always played this song with The Royal Guardsmen – more than 5 times during the night… ‘hahaha’
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I will check you out on twitter for sure…thanks for sharing this video…so sorry about your friend…Yea i am the one in between my brothers lol, i dont think i have changed much at least in facial features
I already liked your page on facebook, I don’t have twitter tho, but I’ll share my fav songs.
The first one is Carols of the bells, I like it cuz I always imagined myself singing all the voices, not humanly possible but is a dream I have.
And this by far my fav, cuz my grandma used to sing it to me when I was a kid.
Thanks so much!!!
I just followed you on Facebook, I was already following you on Twitter.
My favorite song is “The Little Drummer Boy” because it remind me we all have a special gift to give the Baby Jesus.
That is one of my little girls favorite…i never thought of the song that way before…so true. Thanks so much Mari
Love the pic! What a cute family. It is always great seeing old Christmas pics. My favorite Christmas songs are “Little Drummer Boy” with David Bowie and Bing Crosby.
and the other one is “Do They Know It’s Christmas Time” it was done to raise money for the people in Africa and is done under the organization BandAid.
I have been exposed to such beautiful songs…thanks so much for sharing this one
I think you are the older girl.
here’s one I always liked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmhrhtUUals
o holy night with the chieftans and Ricky Lee Jones
Yes sir i am…though these days my no longer baby sister is taller and acts wiser lol. Thanks so much for sharing this song
When I was a kid we had an old record of Gene Autry Christmas songs. Whenever I hear him singing those it takes me back to all those great childhood memories of the holidays.
Those memories make Christmas all the more special i think…thanks so much for sharing this David
What an adorable photo! I’m not on Facebook nor Twitter (I know, I know…) and it’s so hard to choose a favorite Christmas song but really anything by Bing Crosby just melts my heart so I wanted to share 🙂 Merry Christmas!
I don’t blame you lol….sometimes keeping up with all those things get so overwhelming. Thanks so much, a very merry, and happy Christmas to you :).
Love that photo boomie ~ Twitter no FB 😦 ~ but do want to share this one
~ I think Kristin Chenoweth does this beautiful holiday classic justice ~ enjoy:
xxoo RL
Oh…and my guess is you are the bigger sis in this photo? Can just sense your spirit there– a bit intense and very loving💛
Yep i am the bigger sis lol…i was ill in that picture, and i had been throwing up and all
Her voice is so pure and beautiful, thanks for sharing…and congratulations on being the winner.
You must be the girl on the left? I have not thought of my favorite Christmas song but usually if it’s sang by Celine Dion I would love it 🙂
I love Celine too…my hubs and i played her a lot when we were dating lol. Yes i am the one on the left, thanks so much Abby 🙂
That has to be you — second from the left — you are too cute! The whole clan of you actually — love love this picture!
Thanks so much aunt Sandee…you are too kind. I was a skinny big headed little girl lol…i still am big headed too hahaha
As you know I love Halloween so I don’t have a favorite x-mas song! There was one that I liked years ago that was really really demented and wrong — it was a hardcore/punk song — I can’t remember it now. I wouldn’t want to be the spoiled sport by mentioning something vile like that here anyway.
You are too funny lol…it would have jazzed up the collection of songs lol
Love the foto.
Thanks so much
Oh goodness Twinnie – OVE that pic! I believe you are the one sitting between your two brothers. I wonder where I was when this family pic was taken. I must have been hiding behind the couch 😉
This is my fave Christmas song:
Oh twinnie you just made me laugh out loud… Yep you were hiding along with my older sister who felt too cool to take pictures with us lol. Will check put the song once I’m home and comfy :).
You are the one between the two brothers. Your eyes gave yiu away, my dear. L do love christmas so and I am busy preparing for it, painting the house naf getting my decorations in order. I love to bake and cakes are certainly going to feature.
Now to the songs: Good Christian Men Rejoice, Silent Night and Little Drummer Boy 🙂
I wish i could bake…i don’t have the patience…Thanks so much for sharing your favorite songs…the girls love little drummer boy too. May this Christmas bring more joy and hope to you and yours like never before.
Merry Christmas my dear sis
I love Christmas, too and all the days that lead up to it! I think you are the girl in the middle. You are so…cute. You remind me of a little girl in my dance class–such a strong, serious, and beautiful face.
Thanks so much…yea i can be too serious lol, i am learning to loosen up though. I really appreciate you liking my facebook page…thanks so much. Merry Christmas
nice…….
Thanks
Sometimes I feel like a grinch for disliking Christmas songs…but really, that’s only because they’re overplayed at stores! My fave is 12 Days of Christmas. I used to get so mad when I’d forget parts of it. 😀
Lol…i love 12 days too…we usually read/ sing it to the girls picking one day starting Dec 13 till Christmas to get us all in the mood.
Thanks always Lily
I love the way you involve your readers, Boomie. You’re like a little Christmas angel, aren’t you?
I’ve already won a giveaway of yours recently, and since Meryl Streep can’t win the Oscar EVERY year, I will quietly applaud your chosen winner. 🙂 That said…
My favorite Christmas song of all time is “Little Drummer Boy”. I have loved it since I was a little boy. I think I liked it then because of the way the marching drum beat captured my soul, but I like it even more as an adult, now that I “get it”. The point to that song is more than just about bringing what you have, however small, to the King of Kings (music, in the boy’s case) The deeper, more amazing treasure revealed in this song is that we as humans have the ability to touch the heart of God. The fictional Drummer Boy was able to cause Jesus to smile when he played the drum, and we can do that as well.
For you, dear Boomie, I believe you give Jesus a smile when you write.
You are an angel, bro Luke. Thanks so much for the very kind words….love love the Meryl Streep reference lol. One of the twins love little drummer boy and makes me sing it whenever possible…i think just like you it’s the marching drum beat that has her excited, and i pray as she grows older, just like you she gets it…
You are a kind soul Luke…a blessing to “know” you. Thanks so much. A very merry and blessed Christmas to you and yours.
God bless
Boomie,
I was already following you on Twitter and I went and liked your Facebook page. My favorite Christmas song is “All I want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey. I think it’s my favorite because my husband loves to play it really loud and sing to it! It’s really a fun song!
Thanks so much :). Love this song 🙂
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
Nice choice, thanks so much
It’s the lyrics (for me) of course.
Boomie, my favourite Christmas song is ” oh come all ye faithful”. We sung it in German when I was a child with my mum at the piano and I loved singing it. I was so happy that it exists in Engish. the link just in case:
Wishing you a wonderful meaningful Christmas! With love Ute
Thank you so much Ute
As for the challenge – the older girl looks serious and slightly scary. The smaller one looks mischievous. So either could be you, but I’m guessing the younger.
Hahaha, Simon the older one is me…in my defense, i was very ill that day and had been throwing up in church and all…lol. Yep my younger sister was a mischievous little one
Thanks, Boomie. If I were more familiar with your face as opposed to your literary style I might have got it. Not that you can’t be serious and scary.
Throwing up in church? There are interesting possibilities:
MINISTER: If there is anything you wish to bring before the Lord, now is the time.
SMALL GIRL: YGUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURGH.
Haha Simon!!! Thanks so much for the morning laugh lol… Too funny!!!
you are on the right? xxxx
I am the one between my brothers :).
veryyyyy cute! x
Hello dear heart, if I had to guess I think it’s you in the middle of your brothers 🙂 Third Day is an amazing band, and they really get me going!
I adore Christmas music, and Good King Wenceslas moves me to tears, still (Bing Crosby nailed it best). I love We Three Kings, Joy to the World (Whitney Houston’s especially) and Hark the Herald Angels Sing, which I like to play as I set up my beloved Nativity Scene.
Thank you for yet another wonderful post Boomie 😀
Warm wishes for a loving holiday season filled with faith and joy. ~Gina
Thank you so much…i don’t think i have heard Whitney’s version of joy to the world…i bet its pretty special… Lovely choices you have…Christmas songs are just the best :). Have a wonderful happy blessed and merry Christmas.
Warm hugs and love..thanks so much, and God bless
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You are the one on our right, right!
That was meant to be “, right?”
Oh!
I’ve seen that I was mistaken 🙂
(I have a backlog of posts o read, that’s why I comment or Like days later)
cute pic-boomie-i still don’t really know how to contact people and always mess up the adding of “labels, awards. buttons” I dont do it that much anyway-I want to learn more about getting photography on wp and such. You have been a good friend and loyal “follower” that means a lot-best to you! beebeesworld
Thanks so much. When you post…there should be a small thing on the top that says add media, that’s how you add pictures and such.
It’s been a pleasure sharing this blog journey with you…thanks so much. Have a wonderful and remarkably blessed 2013.
Hugs and love, God bless